Academic entrepreneurship in Spanish universities: An analysis of the determinants of entrepreneurial intention

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Abstract

Academic entrepreneurship is the process by which an individual or group of individuals linked through their work to a university or research centre use knowledge created in their research to set up business ventures or spin-offs. With the Theory of Planned Behaviour as basis, the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control on academics’ entrepreneurial intentions was studied. The instrument was a survey conducted of 1178 Spanish university academics in various fields of knowledge, professional categories, and levels of seniority in their institution. A structural equation model identified as the main antecedent of entrepreneurial intention the attitude towards entrepreneurship. This was in turn influenced by creativity, perceived utility, and entrepreneurial experience.

JEL classification

M13
M31
M10

Keywords

Academic entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur intention
Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB)
Spin-off

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